Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 27mAlito's right. Americans got sick of the Alliance Defending Freedom and whiny bakers trying to pass off hate a religious liberty. 110
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinDylan @dyl057.bsky.social · 13hbuddy if your comms office is making this graphic, it's too late 851269
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 1h"So what you're saying is there's a chance?" - fish 🪶 5454
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18hThanks to Russ Vought for exposing this woke research 16995193
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinVituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 1hThis has been for the last like 50(?) years possibly the most desired job in the legal profession 1338
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1hA bonanza for the Trump family. 13117
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 5hThis. The AI people are vile. 27518
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1hJohn Brennan was banned from CIA dog grad for our sins. 000
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinVituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 5hI say again it’s sort of amazing the libs are getting both Great Books and the Protestant Work Ethic in the national divorce 1655575
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4hGod everything is so DUMB. 972412415
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h"What will it take for you to admit you are ever wrong?" -- Troy Jackson nails Susan Collins on her vote to confirm Kavanaugh, 8 years to the day after Collins cast the vote that doomed Roe v Wade 35960211482
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 2hTrump is telling people that these machines are conscious. He keeps saying that their intelligence isn't artificial, it's real, it's better than ours. He's saying the Rationalist AI god is here. It's a lie. 3386
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 2hYou can't eat it, but it really coats a margarita rim. Sparkly 000
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 3hCornell University named Sally Yates, the former acting U.S. attorney general, to lead an independent internal review of a former student’s rape claim amid growing outrage about how it was first handled.nyti.msSally Yates to Lead Internal Investigation Into Cornell’s Handling of Sexual Assault ReportThe university hired Sally Yates, a career federal prosecutor, to investigate how it handled a former student’s claim she was raped in 2024. 1217824
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 16hThis is nuts. @murray.senate.gov: “Tying funding for transit projects to marriage rates and how many babies a woman has is the sort of bizarre and dystopian idea you’d expect in a TV show, not actual policy put forth by the U.S. government — yet here we are."politico.comTrump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit fundingThe federal government is seeking to revamp a national program that supports rail and bus rapid transit. 1022380
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinTerzo Domani @terzodomani.bsky.social · 4h"Manfred D" sounds like the name of the worst electroclash dj in Düsseldorf 161
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 4hAzerbaijan, which rhymes with Iran and honorary rhymes with Russia. 120
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 8hChrista Pike Regains Consciousness After Her Failed Execution www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...nytimes.comChrista Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in TennesseeThe death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week, but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance. 99913
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 4h“These are the crown jewels that the BND was producing,” said one former senior BND official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. “It sounds really bad.”"wapo.stGermany arrests former intelligence chief in espionage caseAugust Hanning is accused of selling state secrets to at least one foreign state. It could be the worst breach at the German foreign intelligence agency since the Cold War’s end. 3196
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6hTroy Jackson: "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Sen. Collins ... then when President Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation. Now she votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time. Look, I don't owe Donald Trump nothing." 10959621577
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5hSUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt 953140663226
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 6hWhat is it with Republicans and dogs? Part 3782 in a series: "[This DOJ prosecutor] is currently facing charges of animal neglect, according to El Paso municipal court records, charges often filed when dogs are found unattended for an extended period in a parked vehicle."nytimes.comJustice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks (Gift Article)The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said. 4209
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinDana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 8hThis is a good article. It describes El-Sayed making a real effort to better understand & work with Black communities But more than that it demonstrates that of all demographic groups the most sophisticated, pragmatic, & committed Democrats are Black women. slate.com/news-and-pol...slate.comI Watched Abdul El-Sayed in a Room With Black Voters—and Saw Why He’s Had Trouble With ThemInside one room on a recent Saturday afternoon, I saw the problem at work. 15216
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinSam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 8hWe don’t need a party of anti-abortion cranks who don’t understand how anything works. The Republican Party needs to actually take popular positions and police its ranks for perverts and lunatics rather than just lying extravagantly and relying on right-wing media to fill in the blanks. 61044
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 7hOne of Paine's select group of mourners was a woman, Marguerite Bonneville, a longtime friend and patron who brought her two sons to the funeral as well. 0201
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 7hAnd unlike in the image, the mourners at Paine's funeral included two young enslaved Black men who walked all the way to New Rochelle to pay their respects because of Paine's anti-slavery principles. 15315
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinFrameToFrameNature @frametoframenature.bsky.social · 17hToday's #BirdOfTheDay thanks to Helen is #BirdSupermodel. Any bird captured looking like it's posing for a magazine cover. Here is a Winter Wren working the ramp show on our deck. #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #Ontario #Canada @helenbennett.bsky.social 331525
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 7hThe deplorables start cheering when Trump says let 'em take out a city, because hatred of cities is a core MAGA belief. Trump knows he's got an applause line and out throws the names of cities in California. They go nuts. 1265
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12hI’m loving the “well akshually he didn’t REALLY mean let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego” excuses today. Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious. Deplorables wasn’t strong enough. 44198862256
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 8hTrump refused to protect the nation's critical infrastructure from real-life cyberattacks. Instead he spun a conspiracy theory about how it was Tim Walz's fault. 2174
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinJocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 8hA male Eastern Bluebird flying past the golden leaves of a Birch tree. 450065
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 9hLiterature falls under art. And it's all literature. 100
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026WATCH: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica revealed the existence of the case for the first time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjgyoutube.comWe Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan CollinsYouTube video by ProPublica 7756301
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 9hThoughts, Eel Historian? @greenleejw.bsky.socialtmz.comAndrew Tate Allegedly Had Bestiality Porn With Horse and Eel, Videos of MinorsAndrew Tate allegedly had some seriously disturbing material on his devices ... including extreme porn depicting sex acts with a horse and an eel ... according to newly filed court docs obtained by TM... 12217
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026So this explains the bizarre attack on Zelenskyy by the South Korean president He probably knew this was coming out and wanted to get ahead of this investigation showing that SK is assisting the Russian terrorist genocidal regimetheguardian.comFuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds onExclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers 16344192
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17hBelieve it or not, this is supposed to be a pro-Paxton ad. I thought it was made by the Tallarico team. It’s a devastating attack ad, just not in the way they intended. 81692231
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10hTrump ignores a question about "what did mean when you said 'let them take out Los Angeles and San Diego?'" 2522418721
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 9hThis reads like an onion headline. 747179
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11hLafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.nytimes.comInside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations. 111859566
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h"Yeah, sorry your kid died or whatever. What do you think about my chandeliers?" 21150731179
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 10hyoutube.comMayor Gloria, other SD leaders criticize President Trump's comment that Iran could "take out" San DiYouTube video by CBS 8 San Diego 162
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hnotable -- Fox News hasn't mentioned Trump's transphobic attack on Annie Andrews a single time. Not once. And they cover a lot of his Truth Social posts. Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity. 30148491329
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinDarcy James Argue @darcyjamesargue.com · 13hThere’s more information about the “failing program” designation here. With regard to disclosure, I just know what I have been told, which is that this designation must be communicated to prospective students. www.newamerica.org/insights/wha...newamerica.orgWhat’s AHEAD 211
Reposted by Lindsay Beyersteintxlawyer @txlawyer.bsky.social · 13hThe reason this is so legally incorrect is that it conflates intent with consent. Intoxication does not negate intent. 1254
Reposted by Lindsay Beyersteinmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 14hone of the ways the media shows which side they prefer, is which politicians they quote uncharitably out-of-context and which they clean up for even when what they actually say and do is offensive (the Biden story ran on the front page less than a week before the 24 election) 372566676
Reposted by Lindsay BeyersteinMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13hNEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/ 363151833717
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 14hOr they think it's self-evident that railing against the Rothschilds is antisemitic? 010